What color is #7F616A?

#7F616A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F616A?

The RGB value is 127, 97, 106: 127 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F616A?

The complementary color is #617F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F616A color

#7F616A rgb(127, 97, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F616A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (127, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#7F616A color codes

HEX	`#7F616A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, 13.67, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 13.67, 358.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.629, 14.103, 15.532)`
Decimal	`8348010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F616A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7F616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7F616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f616a; }
.text { color: #7f616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f616a, #7f6761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F616A?: #7F616A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F616A?: The RGB value is 127, 97, 106: 127 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F616A?: The complementary color is #617F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.